4.16.2010

A Yen for Paper

I seem to be obsessed lately with advertising involving the clever use of paper. Maybe it's because interesting advertising is rare. But there's also a bit of nostalgia here, as paper becomes less and less important in society -- newspapers losing ground to reading online, books in print being overshadowed by ebooks, etc.

Paradoxically, paper has become even more important to me in the past few years. I've always been an avid reader of books, magazines, and newspapers (not to mention cereal boxes, catalogs, posters -- you get the idea), but now that I make books, I've developed a whole new and delicious appreciation for all kinds of paper. In some ways, then, I may be going backward instead of forward in time. In this case, I don't think it's a bad thing.

This is the trailer for Le Petit Nicolas, a live-action film based on the book of the same name. The book was first published in 1959, written by ReneGoscinny (who also wrote the Asterix comic books), and illustrated by Jean-JacquesSempe. Followed by several more books about Nicholas and his friends, the books became wildly popular in France in the 60s.

29 comments:

You are not alone, Bookgirl. I have a definite paper mania that's been going on for years... ever since I was little. I'm one of those readers of anything in print, too. I'd get in trouble by my mom for reading too much... trying to sneak my book under the table on my lap, and when caught, bringing the cereal box in front of me to read. ;-) No, I don't know how to get that accent on the "e"... I think it's a function button? Good luck!

Hi, I just stumbled across your blog! YAY!! :) I love to find fellow readers~!! I have been obsessed with escaping in book for about 8 months and it is my new favorite thing!Thanks for sharing!~Tiffany

As well as getting the E accent, there are HTML codes for all kinds of special characters. Here's a link for what you should type to get a myriad of cool things... don't forget the semi-colon on the end!http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/02/special_characters/

Loved all of these videos!! Thanks. I've seen the Lisa Hannigan video somewhere, very memorable, as is the wine ad.

I had the pleasure of meeting Emily Martin this past summer at Penland and my daughter and I had a blast visiting the book studio and seeing what they were up to! There are a few pics on my blog from that day.